BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H2065 [27FE]
American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H7189 [31JY]
American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2991 [7AP]
Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1243 [16JA]
——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4435 [15MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 481), H1771 [11FE]
Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 610), H5064 [30MY]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H3293 [29AP]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1844), H6137 [11JY]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H6656 [22JY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H7242 [1AU]
——— amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]
——— award grants to States to pay the Federal share of carrying out full-day prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3778), H21 [7JA]
——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1431 [27JA]
Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2362 [12MR]
Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H4017 [8MY]
——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 4427), H5877 [8JY]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H3448 [6MY]
——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4435 [15MY]
Dept. of Justice: study the cost of purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement agencies and require such agencies to purchase and use body cameras as a condition of receipt of Federal funding (see H.R. 5407), H7434 [10SE]
Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H2361 [12MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H2097 [28FE]
Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H2746 [27MR]
——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H4910 [28MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H3195 [10AP]
——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4580), H4911 [28MY]
Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H5877 [8JY]
——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]
——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2148 [4MR]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H3941 [7MY]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1720 [10FE]
——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5877 [8JY]
EPA: preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6977 [28JY]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H1431 [27JA]
Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H1512 [29JA]
Federal aid programs: provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 5571), H7883 [18SE]
FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1777 [14FE]
Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H7939 [12NO]
Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]
FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7677 [17SE]
Giving Tuesday: designate (see H. Res. 761), H8273 [2DE]
Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H4685 [20MY]
Health care professionals: recognize caregiving as a profession and the need for increased educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4786 [21MY]
Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H2002 [26FE]
Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6137 [11JY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]
Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]
Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H3292 [29AP]
Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H73 [8JA]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H2258 [6MR]
——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H4476 [19MY]
——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4060 [9MY]
——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 4437), H4476 [19MY]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H4830 [22MY]
——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2199 [5MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 2181), H4434 [15MY]
Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H2746 [27MR]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H163 [10JA]
——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]
Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H1431 [27JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 563), H3408 [1MY]
National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H3941 [7MY]
National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H1719 [10FE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]
National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H5559 [19JN]
National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 5570), H7883 [18SE]
National Police Week: designate (see H. Res. 578), H4061 [9MY]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1659 [5FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]
Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H3941 [7MY]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3941 [7MY]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 671), H6352 [16JY]
Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H136 [9JA]
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]
Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H2991 [7AP]
Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7894 [18SE]
Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 4790), H6580 [18JY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H21 [7JA]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H2002 [26FE]
Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5073 [5JN]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3449 [6MY]
Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H1431 [27JA]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7128 [30JY]
——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6400 [17JY]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3409 [1MY]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H2645 [25MR]
U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H1512 [29JA]
U.S. Cotton Futures Act: modify definition of cotton futures contracts (see H.R. 5810), H8868 [8DE]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H1720 [10FE] (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]
Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7189 [31JY]
——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 4110), H2064 [27FE]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2645 [25MR]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]
World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 570), H4061 [9MY]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2746 [27MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
National Get Vertical Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H6398 [17JY]
Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see H.R. 4991), H5817 [26JN]
Veterans: provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 5112), H6296 [15JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (H.R. 4991), H5819 [26JN]
Veterans: provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era (H.R. 5112), H6296 [15JY]
Poems
‘‘Tree That Never Had To Fight,’’ Douglas Malloch, H8923 [9DE]
Remarks
Air Force: construction funding to address black mold in military facilities, H3320 [30AP]
——— prohibit disclosure of proprietary information on C–17 aircraft, H4726 [21MY]
Albany, GA: anniversary of Mars, Inc., chocolate manufacturing facility, E1435• [17SE]
Andrew College: anniversary, E76• [15JA]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H443, H451• [15JA]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H7084• [30JY]
Columbus, GA: anniversary of Greater Peace Baptist Church, E762• [19MY]
——— anniversary of M.L. Harris United Methodist Church, E1438• [17SE]
——— anniversary of St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1474• [19SE]
——— anniversary of Wynnton Hill Baptist Church, E1280• [30JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4726 [21MY]
——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3338 [30AP]
——— provide funding for the planning, design, and construction of an additional missile defense site, H3321 [30AP]
Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E1332• [8SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address needs of servicemembers who have received life-changing injuries to their reproductive systems and urinary tracts, H3330 [30AP]
——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H7084• [30JY]
——— improve processing of claims for benefits, H3317 [30AP]
——— Office of Inspector General funding, H3327 [30AP]
——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H3340 [30AP]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H443 [15JA]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3314, H3317, H3320, H3321, H3327, H3330, H3338, H3340, H3354 [30AP]
FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H443, H451• [15JA]
Federal employees: direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt, H3354 [30AP]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H55 [8JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), H3375 [1MY]
Links, Inc.: anniversary of Columbus, GA, chapter, E1783• [10DE]
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1445• [17SE]
Point of order, H3354 [30AP]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E768• [19MY]
Vienna, GA: anniversary of Bethel Baptist Church, E732• [9MY]
——— tribute to Big Pig Jig, E1573• [13NO]
Votes: correction, H5149• [9JN]
World War II: tribute to Merrill’s Marauders unit, E1314• [1AU]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4014 [8MY], H8027 [17NO]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H3411 [2MY]
Tributes
Adams, Shafton T., E1089• [26JN]
Amos, Paul S., E1130• [9JY]
Coachman, Alice, E1172• [16JY]
Collins, Marcus E., Sr., E262• [27FE]
Davidson, Michael L., E1674• [1DE]
DeVore-Mitchell, Ophelia, E326• [6MR]
Dingell, Representative, H8922 [9DE]
Evan, Darryl E., E333• [6MR]
Ferriter, Michael, E662• [1MY]
Flowers, Ira L., E329• [6MR]
Franklin, Charles L., Jr., E1082• [26JN]
Frazier, Charlotte M., E1570• [13NO]
Gaymon, Mike, E1565• [13NO]
Glover, Danny, E1350• [8SE]
Haralson, Donnie R., E331• [6MR]
Hugley, Carolyn, E767• [19MY]
Jones, Gloria D., E1048• [23JN]
Lane, John D.D., Sr., E1776• [10DE]
Long, Washington, E1086• [26JN]
McDaniel, C.E., Jr. (Red), E1573• [13NO]
Melton, Buckner F., Sr., E359• [12MR]
Mescon, Timothy S., E1714• [3DE]
Mitchell, Jimmie L., E1563• [13NO]
Petersen, Frank E., Jr., E1230• [24JY], E1247• [28JY]
Pinson, Tracey L., E1081• [26JN]
Plummer, Roy G., E1800• [12DE]
Randall, Walter, Jr. (Randy), E737• [9MY]
Russell, Herman J., E1668• [1DE]
Sanders, Carl E., E1677• [1DE]
Smith, Elijah, E91• [16JA]
Smyre, Calvin, E1778• [10DE]
Thomas, Eunice S., E1336• [8SE]
Turner, Sue M. Thompson, E783• [20MY]
Watson, Maurice, E504• [3AP]